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Apple A19 vs Huawei Kirin 9020

WINNER
Apple A19
70.3Inno Score
VS
H
32.9Inno Score
74.3CPU36.1
56.3GPU36.8
73Benchmarks—
82.1Efficiencyspec-based20
6 spec wins — Apple A191 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9020

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A19 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 70.3 to 32.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+38) and GPU (+20). Huawei Kirin 9020 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A19

  • Stronger CPU score: 74 vs 36
  • Stronger GPU score: 56 vs 37
  • 180% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,600 vs 1,285
  • 144% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 4,650 vs 1,907
  • 96% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 8,850 vs 4,505

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9020

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A19 versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A19Huawei Kirin 9020
Announced20252024
Process3 nm+57%7 nm
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv9ARM (in-house HiSilicon cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A19 versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A19Huawei Kirin 9020
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x4.26 GHz performance + 4x2.6 GHz efficiency1x2.5 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.15 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.6 GHz HiSilicon Little
Max clock4.26 GHz+70%2.5 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A19 versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A19Huawei Kirin 9020
GPUApple GPU (5-core)HiSilicon Maleoon 920
GPU clock—840 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A19 versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A19Huawei Kirin 9020
NPUNeural Engine (16-core)—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A19 versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A19Huawei Kirin 9020
Memory typeLPDDR5X—
Max bandwidth60 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A19 versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A19Huawei Kirin 9020
ModemSnapdragon X71 5G (external)—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7—
Bluetooth6.0—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A19 versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A19Huawei Kirin 9020
Max displaySuper Retina XDR—
Video capture4K@120fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A19 versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A19Huawei Kirin 9020
AnTuTu2,050,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)3,600+180%Top 6%1,285Top 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,850+96%Top 8%4,505Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme4,650+144%Top 15%1,907Bottom 48%

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